Tree Planting Volunteer Day
Sat, Apr 12
|Heritage Quarries Recreation Area
Join us in celebrating Earth Day by planting 80 trees as part of the savannah prairie and quarry shoreline restoration and beautification project at the Heritage Quarries Recreation Area!
Time & Location
Apr 12, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
Heritage Quarries Recreation Area, 227 Heritage Quarries Dr, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
Guests
About the event
Join us in celebration of Earth Day by planting trees at the Heritage Quarries Recreation Area! We'll plant 80 native sapling and juvenile trees, including White Oaks, Bur Oaks, Prairie Oaks, Red Maples, Prairiefire Crabapples, and others in the pollinator meadow and along the Krueger Quarry shoreline.
We'll meet at Parking Lot One. Please plan to arrive between 8:45 and 9:00 am. Planting will begin at 9:00 am and end at 11:30 am. We'll celebrate our work with a complementary pizza party!
SAFETY GEAR IS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOLUNTEERING. Please bring the following items:
Eye protection (safety goggles or glasses)
Reinforced work gloves
A shovel (if you have one)